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HR 2552 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Computer security and identity theft Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: July 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.
Sep 8, 2011
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-202.
Jul 20, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.
Jul 20, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1337)
Jul 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to eliminate the requirement in a prosecution for identity theft that the prosecution must prove that the defendant knew that the stolen identification documents belonged to another person.

What's happening now September 8, 2011

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2552: Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2552/
MLA
"H.R. 2552: Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2552/.
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H.R. 2552, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2552/.
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[H.R. 2552: Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2552/)
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